Dr. Christopher Andrew Langat

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 May 2021 in Senate: After reading these allegations, I felt for the people of Wajir County. We must also be very careful so that people outside there may not make this House a lynching ground. As I said, we must be very keen on every allegation brought to us. view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: The first allegation is failure to account for the financial resources allocated to the county. I am in Senate Committee on County Public accounts and Investments (CPAIC). One of the greatest challenges we are facing is that many governors are not willing to come and account for the resources we have been giving them. Some of them give flimsy excuses that do not hold any water. They fail appear the last minute rendering the Senate Committee to become almost useless. We were in Kisii waiting for some governors who never appeared. view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: The failure to account for the public resources is a gross violation of the Constitution because it hampers the process of oversight. When I read the observation by the Committee that it finds that allegation was unsubstantiated, I thought the trap I had laid went scot free. The next one is lack of accountability in the management of the county resources. Again, the Committee again finds that the allegation unsubstantiated. view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: I was looking forward to the next one which is violation of Article 176(1) and 195 of the Constitution. To me, I usually understand very well that when one is building a very strong conclusion, the premises must logically involve the process. When I observe “not substantiated, no evidence” I feel we need to advise our partners in the county assemblies that allegations levelled against a governor must meet threshold for it impeachment. The issue of delay in payment of pending bills cuts across all the counties. Many governors have been accusing the national Government of not releasing monies to ... view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: The issues of provision of health services cut across counties. The other day, I went to Longisa referral hospital in my county. I was surprised to see patients sharing beds during this time of COVID-19 pandemic. The whole of last week, patients were complaining for lack of water in that hospital. As Sen. M Kajwang’ said, if this the trend then we must call upon all our MCAs to impeach all governors if this will offer be a permanent solution to problems facing our health sector in this country. view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: The other allegation levelled against governor is failure to establish the Country Budget and Economic Forum. That is a very serious allegation. However, the observation of the Committee is that the Governor had taken steps towards establishing it. Therefore, the allegation was not substantiated. The allegations are so attractive in the very beginning, but when on gets deeply into the Committee’s observations, there is no evidence and not substantiated. view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: There is also an allegation about failure to establish an audit Committee which cuts across all the counties. If one checks the audit reports we have been given all the time, these are always the allegations. The Committee found that the allegation was not proved. view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: When see out of 15 almost 14 allegations are not substantiated, I tend to think something must be done by out county assemblies to make sure that allegations leveled against governors meets threshold for impeachment. They must be convincing even to the people outside there that something surely is in the Senate. view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the second charge was abuse of office. This issue also cuts across most of the counties. Governors have established First ladies’ offices where a lot of money is allocated to them. They go round the offices harassing people. These are things which are not in the Constitution. I was expecting in these charges to see a robust accusation with evidence to impeach the Governor. view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in violation of Article 73 (2), the Committee finds the allegation was not proven and was, therefore, unsubstantiated. That is the poetry or song that is moving from one allegation to the other. I do not want to belabour so much of this debate. However, in future, when such impeachment happens, I urge our MCAs to make sure that they look for evidence that is strong enough to give to this House that charisma and courage to go through and come out with proper impeachment with substantial information. view